TVN and ATM Grupa S.A. began filming the second season of Second Chance starring Małgorzata Kożuchowska in the lead role. The series’ impressive array of stars will be joined by Bartłomiej Topa. New episodes are due to air in the fall of 2016.
Filming for the second season of TVN’s Second Chance kicked off on June 15. In the episodes scheduled to air this fall, Monika Borecka (Małgorzata Kożuchowska) will take viewers behind the scenes of Polish showbiz. They will be taken to broadcaster programming conferences, locations of leading TV productions and the office of a TV CEO. The second season will explore the dark side of the entertainment industry and show new facets to the characters’ personalities, revealing their long-held secrets. A new look at the familiar characters will reveal the price each of them had to pay to ensure their place in the spotlight.
The creators of the series have assembled a truly star-studded cast. Małgorzata Kożuchowska will continue as the main protagonist. She will be joined by Bartłomiej Topa. Other cast members will include Maja Ostaszewska, Bartłomiej Świderski, Rafał Królikowski, Cezary Kosiński, Wojciech Mecwaldowski and Magdalena Boczarska alongside Tamara Arciuch, Monika Mariotti, Paweł Domagała, Katarzyna Herman, Małgorzata Niemirska, Kazimierz Kaczor, Jacek Braciak, Magdalena Berus and Maciek Musiałowski. “I think that one of the most striking things in the second season of Second Chance will be a surprising development in the life of Monika Borecka”, says the series’ producer Dorota Kośmicka-Gacke. “She will meet a new, strong man, Adam. We’ve managed to get a leading Polish actor, Bartek Topa, on board to play this part.”
Second Chance is the first joint production of TVN and ATM Grupa S.A.
The premiere episodes of the series, which aired on February 15, attracted an audience of over 2.05m. According to date provided by AGB, the audience totalled 2.19m, including time-shifted viewing (TSV), with an average difference of 133.000 between live and consolidated data. This is an indication that the series attracts many technology-savvy owners of PVR recording devices. The viewers’ profile shows a marked overrepresentation of young, well-educated women, mostly city dwellers.
Series ratings vis-à-vis competition
The series has been very successful online, where it has drawn almost 10m viewers.
The three most watched episodes were aired on February 15, February 29 and March 14, each of them drawing a more than 20% share.
The producer of Second Chance is Dorota Kośmicka-Gacke. Adrianna Przetacka and TVN Head of Drama Marta Grela-Gorostiza are TVN supervisors. The series is based on an original story written under the direction of Katarzyna Śliwińska-Kłosowicz. Camera work is by Tomasz Dobrowolski. Piotr Kmiecik is the editor. Costumes are designed by Dorota Williams. Agata Stróżyńska is the set designer. Music has been provided by composer Łukasz Targosz. The second season of the series is helmed by Michał Gazda, Ksawery Żuławski and Tomasz Szafrański.
